The order was reportedly given Wednesday to remove Darwish’s books from the fair after protestors objected to alleged blasphemy found in his works. A large crowd gathered, and security reportedly had to be called in. After that, the PVPV ordered the books removed.

In an announcement that disappointed many-a-hipster, Tumblr is going to start using advertisements as early as May 2nd. This disheartening news came from Tumblr founder David Karp(a common source of disheartening news) on April 19th.

For the uninitiated (what have you all been doing with your lives?), Tumblr is a microblogging platform that allows users to track their interests and share text, audio, photos, and videos for free. Users can save posts that they like, and place posts that they see (along with their original content) on their own blogs. In short, it’s a magical land full of your favorite stuff.

While many people use Tumblr strictly for the lulz, it remains a sacred space. Tumblr is not Facebook, it is not Twitter. Most often, it is disconnected from these places, and allows people…

For the next 30 days, Muslims the world over will be observing the holy month of Ramadhan Al-Mubarak. The rich and the poor, the have and the have-not, the old and the young, irrespective of whoever and whatever you are, Muslims will together be observing the no drinking and no eating acivity from dawn (Subuh) to dusk (Maghrib). May Allah bless us all! Wassalamualaikum W.B.T.